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6v battery charger

Posted by Brickboy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Brickboy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 5:27 pm

Sadly my old C Tek has died. Does anyone have a recommendation for a sealed lead acid battery charger for this...

Re: 6v battery charger

Posted by ChazzyB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=ChazzyB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 5:30 pm, in reply to "6v battery charger "

Dunno. I have a plug-top charger I bought from Lidl many years ago that's switchable 12V-6V-2V.

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Posted by Tonupdave <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Tonupdave' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 5:33 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

Same here

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

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Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 6:11 pm, in reply to "6v battery charger "

Probably any generic lead acid battery charger available from E Bay.

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Posted by Stuart <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Stuart' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 6:53 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

Hi Andy,

>Probably any generic lead acid battery charger available from E Bay.

Sort-of ... Simon's photo. shows the battery is 4.5 Ah so it shouldn't be charged higher than 0.45 Ah.

I suspect @geoffthebonnie will be along to recommend a Noco?

Hth.

Regards,

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Fair comment.

Guess an Optimate would do the job

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Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 21, 2024, 9:19 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

NOCO is a 1 amp smart charger but not cheap. Just check its for 6 volt but it charges all types of battery lead acid, gel or lithium. It will recover a completely flat battery although most chargers will not do that except the very old type running a high amperage to give it a shock treatment. I will look up the Noco to see if its for 6v.
I used mine Today to top up the R111 battery

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Noco Genius 1 and it does 12 and 6 volt. All the clips and fittings are quality and large wire diameter. The charger is a plug so super lightweight. Wires are long enough to use about 10 foot from a socket. I never use my optimate now as these have become much better in use.
50 quid but you will not need another one. The boy in the garage has one running 24 hours a day for many years charging a large car battery which is working his diesel powered room heater that is usually in motorhomes. It has been well tested in the garage.
Ideal for small batteries as it cannot overcharge and 1 amp is maximum anyway.
Check the details on ebay or amazon.
2 optimates i have, the wires fall apart where they leave the unit after a few years use. Good chargers but the opposition just got better.
There are 2 on ebay 45 pounds at the moment.
Amazon, they are 39 pounds.
I also have a Noco car starter pack that will start any car with a flat battery and of course, any electric start bike. Its a Lithium pack and can be charged in the car or from any usb socket. Also a torch and a phone charger so i keep that in the boot for emergency but i do use it to start my R111 when its cold as the small battery these bikes have are just not up to turning a 2.3 litre engine. These starter packs can be one hundred pounds but if, like me you have an auto transmission, it might be what you need if out and the battery went flat.

Re: 6v battery charger

Posted by Brickboy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Brickboy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 7:36 am, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

That's great information, Geoff. Thank you very much for such detail. Cheers Simon

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Posted by MadMike <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=MadMike' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 12:59 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

Simon I have an elderly but fully functioning Halfords battery charger. It will do both 6 and 12 volt batteries and has a dual setting that says car - Motor bikes. It is a simple old school charger and I use an additional identical one when needed. To rejuvenate a motor cycle battery of either voltage I use the "Car" setting. It is a simple charger and not a monitor however but it is both effective and easy to use. If you would like it I will send it to you. No charge.

Other opinions may be available but this one is always correct.

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Posted by Lannis <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Lannis' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 1:10 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

If there's no charge, what good will it be?

I don't take health advice from people who think the world is overpopulated.

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Posted by 6TDen <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=6TDen' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 1:42 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

Shocking.
Den

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Mike, you're a gent

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Posted by BeezaBryan2 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=BeezaBryan2' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 2:46 pm, in reply to "6v battery charger "

Had a Gunson plug in 6/12 volt for the past many years.

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Posted by laverdabru <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=laverdabru' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 4:51 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

I have an elderly but fully functioning Halfords battery charger. It will do both 6 and 12 volt batteries and has a dual setting that says car - Motor bikes. It is a simple old school charger and I use an additional identical one when needed. To rejuvenate a motor cycle battery of either voltage I use the "Car" setting. It is a simple charger and not a monitor however but it is both effective and easy to use.

I remember those! Had 6/12v & Hi/Low switches. Bought it in the late '70's. Gave mine to a mate when I bought a new fangled Optimate. The latter was an early model, which would occasionally have a fit & fry a battery.

Bru

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Posted by Greeves Rider <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Greeves+Rider' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 5:07 pm, in reply to "6v battery charger "

One like this will do the job https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235043533156

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Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 9:26 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

The cheap battery maintainers at 500ma will work as they always have. So will the old type from years back but a modern smart charger might just make the battery last longer and shuts down when charged avoiding it being on a constant charge.
I use my old 4 amp chargers if my car battery goes flat and connect two of them so it starts in 20 minutes. Only had one car get a flat battery and it was the Nissan and the battery died at 20 Months. You really need a back up with auto cars to avoid that cold start that might happen one day when the battery snuffs it

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That final sentence is most revealing Geoff. We all have automatics and two,oh us have had for 40 years and never had the experience you have described. Perhaps we have just been lucky ?

Other opinions may be available but this one is always correct.

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Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 22, 2024, 10:24 pm, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

The Nissan battery just died suddenly for no reason.
I have had autos since 2017. I suppose this was the first battery failure in all the new cars i have had. Quite a large battery in that Nissan and a Ford 1.6 diesel. Not a bad car but some of the build was a bit shoddy. Since i got rid of it, the current owner does under 3000 miles a year so a nice car for another pensioner.
What i do have in the garage is 2 large car batteries charged by solar panels that work the external lighting so always have some spare power but by far the best for starting cars is the small lithium power pack which will also run phones, games and charge torches etc.
On the R111, i have a wire in the rear luggage compartment so i can clip on a starer pack without taking the seat off

Nothing to do with chargers

Posted by 6TDen <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=6TDen' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 23, 2024, 8:31 am, in reply to "Re: 6v battery charger "

Ah, the automatic gearbox. I shudder when I get memories of my 1974? Marina. Try getting out of the Lorna Doon Valley when the torque converter gasket blows and you are losing oil at an alarming rate. 1 in 4 hills which ever way you look. It ain't easy - don't ask how I know this.
Den

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